Phrase 479 of 500
How to say “Whoever holds honey licks his finger” in Turkish
Bal tutan parmağını yalar. — Whoever holds honey licks his finger.
Written by Fatih, Turkish language and literature graduate & linguist
- Meaning
- Whoever holds honey licks his finger.
- Pronunciation
- bahl too·tahn pahr·mah·uh·nuh yah·lahr
Culture tip
Turkish idioms are very visual: people “eat their head” (go crazy) and “make a camel out of a flea” (exaggerate).
Letters to watch in this sentence
- Ğ ğ silent: makes the vowel before it long (dağ = daa)
- I ı no dot: a relaxed “uh”, like the e in “open”
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- Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır.One cup of coffee is remembered for forty years.
- Pireyi deve yapma!Don't make a camel out of a flea!
- Armut piş, ağzıma düş.Pear, ripen and fall into my mouth. (waiting lazily)
- Kulağına küpe olsun.Let it be an earring to your ear. (learn this lesson)
- Etekleri zil çalıyor.Her skirts are ringing bells. (she's overjoyed)
- Kafayı yedi.He ate his head. (he went crazy)
- Ağzı kulaklarında.His mouth is at his ears. (grinning)
- Sakla samanı, gelir zamanı.Keep the straw, its time will come.
- Komşu komşunun külüne muhtaçtır.A neighbor needs even the neighbor's ashes.
- Ateş olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz.There's no smoke without fire.
- Sabreden derviş muradına ermiş.The patient dervish reached his wish.
- Acele işe şeytan karışır.The devil mixes into hurried work.
- Bin bilsen de bir bilene danış.Even if you know a thousand things, ask someone who knows.
- Tatlı dil yılanı deliğinden çıkarır.A sweet tongue draws the snake from its hole.
- Gülme komşuna, gelir başına.Don't laugh at your neighbor, it may happen to you.
- Her işte bir hayır vardır.There is good in everything.
- Ayağını yorganına göre uzat.Stretch your legs according to your blanket.
- Gün doğmadan neler doğar.Many things can happen before the sun rises.